Asante IntraStack 6014DSB Manual

Copyright  1997 Asanté Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Asanté and IntraStack are registered trademarks of Asanté Technologies, Inc.
IntraStack 6014DSB — READ ME FIRST P/N 06-00374-00 Rev. B
IntraStack
™
6014DSB
READ ME FIRST
Thank you for purchasing the IntraStack 6014DSB Ethernet switch.
This document contains important information regarding the IntraStack 6014DSB and its
User’s Manual. Please review both sides of the document before proceeding with the instal-
lation.
Attention Macintosh Users!
Auto-Negotiation and Full Duplex Operation
The IntraStack 6014DSB is shipped with Nway™ auto-negotiation enabled on all
ports.
The Nway auto-negotiation sequence attempts to negotiate a network connection at
the fastest possible speed,including Full Duplex operation. Full Duplex operation is
indicated by the FDP LED on the IntraStack 6014DSB’s front panel or through the
Port Configuration menu (accessible via the HTTP server [aWeb browser] or the
Console/Telnet screens).
Network Cards That Do Not Support Full Duplex Operation
If you are currently using a network interface card that does not support Full Duplex
drivers,you need to configure the port to half duplex operation (see chapter 5 of the
IntraStack 6014DSB’s User’s Manual for instructions).
If you are currently using anAsantéFAST 10/100 PCI card,install the 2.4 full duplex
driver included in this package.
Identifying Duplex Operation Errors
Symptoms of a duplex operation mismatch are:
❏High numbers of collisions
❏Very slow transfer times

Copyright  1997 Asanté Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Asanté and IntraStack are registered trademarks of Asanté Technologies, Inc.
IntraStack 6014DSB — READ ME FIRST P/N 06-00374-00 Rev. B
User’s Manual Erratum
The following are some additions and/or corrections to information contained in the
IntraStack 6014DSB User’s Manual.
Forwarding Database Age-Out Timer
The Forwarding DatabaseAge-OutTimer’s default setting is 300 seconds .
Default Spanning Tree Parameters
The IntraStack 6014DSB is shipped with the following default SpanningTree parameters:
❏
HelloTime — 2 seconds
❏
MaxAge — 20 seconds
❏
Forward Delay — 15 seconds
Console Default Time-Out
The Console Interface’s default time-out setting is 5 minutes .
This parameter can be changed while connected to the Local Management Interface via the
Console port (open the Configuration
menu and type T “set idle time-out”);however,the
setting is not
retained after a system reset.
Telnet Default Time-Out
The defaultTelnet IdleTime-Out setting is 20 minutes . This setting cannot be changed.
Installing MII Expansion Modules
After installing an MII expansion module(s),power cycle the IntraStack 6014DSB (turn the
IntraStack off and then on).
The power must be cycled in order for the IntraStack 6014DSB to recognize the installed MII
expansion modules.